Red Flag Warnings, March 18, 2013
Red Flag Warnings for enhanced wildfire danger have been issued by the National Weather Service for areas in New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska. *** The map above was current as of 1:00 p.m....
View ArticleRed Flag Warnings, March 21, 2013
Some portions of New Mexico, Texas, Alabama, and Georgia are under Red Flag Warnings for enhanced wildfire danger today. The National Weather Service site that usually serves up a dandy map showing...
View ArticleNew Mexico passes 3 fire-related bills, will form wildfire crews of veterans
New Mexico will hire and train 40 military veterans to become wildland firefighters, and the Governor recently signed 3 pieces of fire-related legislation. Below is an excerpt from a news release from...
View ArticleMultiple reports released about New Mexico megafires
Whitewater-Baldy fire, June 2, 2012. Photo by Kari Greer/USFS U.S. Representative Steve Pearce has assembled five reports about two huge wildfires, megafires, that burned hundreds of thousands of acres...
View ArticleRed Flag Warnings, April 4, 2013
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for enhanced wildfire danger have been issued by the National Weather Service for areas in New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming. *** The map above was...
View ArticleAlbuquerque: history of critical fire weather
This interesting graphic was distributed on Monday by the Albuquerque office of the National Weather Service, via Twitter: Graphic:”Critical Fire Weather” days each year since 2000. We average about...
View ArticleRed Flag Warnings, April 29, 2013
Red Flag Warnings for enhanced wildfire danger have been issued by the National Weather Service for areas in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Montana. *** The Red Flag Warning map above was current...
View ArticleNew Mexico firefighter dies while on project work
A firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service in New Mexico collapsed and died May 5 while performing project work with his engine crew. The following message was distributed Monday, May 6, by Jeanne...
View ArticleTwo fires in northern New Mexico
Tres Lagunas Fire, June 1, 2013. Photo by Jim Winchester, NM Environment and Energy Department. Two fires in northern New Mexico are putting smoke into the air and making residents nervous. Tres...
View ArticleNew Mexico: Thompson Ridge and Tres Lagunas Fires (updated June 9, 2013)
(UPDATE at 1 a.m. MT, June 9, 2013) The Thompson Ridge Fire posted this “Urgent Update” at about 6 p.m. MT, June 8: During burning operations this evening, the fire spotted across the fireline on the...
View ArticleFelling a tree on the Thompson Ridge Fire
This 42-second video shows a faller finishing the process of felling a tree on the Thompson Ridge Fire in northern New Mexico. Turn up the volume so that you can hear the sound echoing through the...
View ArticleAnother Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory — this time, Arizona and New Mexico
One of the Predictive Services offices has issued another Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory. The last one, issued June 10, was for California. This new one, dated June 16, is for portions of Arizona and...
View ArticleWildfire briefing, June 28, 2013
Former volunteer firefighter sentenced for arson The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a former volunteer firefighter was sentenced to a total of two years in jail for setting fires in the northern...
View ArticleNew Mexico: Silver Fire
(UPDATE at 8:15 a.m. MDT, June 29, 2013) Map of the Silver Fire at 3:18 a.m. MDT, June 29, 2013. The red areas were the most recently burned. (click to enlarge) The heat signatures captured by a...
View ArticleFatality in New Mexico while taking Work Capacity Test
A firefighter taking the Work Capacity Test (WCT) at the Northern Pueblos Agency in Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico collapsed and died Wednesday, July 24. According to the preliminary 24-hour report,...
View ArticleFirefighter missing in New Mexico
A wildland firefighter sent out to look for a fire has been missing since Saturday. Token Adams was one of three people that were dispatched to a report of a smoke in the Schoolhouse Mesa area on the...
View ArticleBody of missing firefighter discovered in New Mexico
Token Adams, USFS photo The body of U.S. Forest Service Engine Captain Token Adams was found today. Missing since Friday, August 30, he was last seen when he boarded an ATV to attempt to locate a smoke...
View Article72-hour report for the Token Adams fatality
Token Adams, USFS photo The 72-hour Preliminary Information Report for the fatality of Engine Captain Token Adams has been released. If you followed the search for Mr. Adams, who was missing for a week...
View ArticleReport on Little Bear Fire analyzes perceptions
Little Bear Fire, burning operation on 532 Road, June 13, 2012, Photo by Kari Greer/USFS There can be a variety of narrative reports written about a wildfire, including 24-hour and 72-hour, After...
View ArticleUSFS bills power company $38 million for starting Las Conchas Fire
Las Conchas Fire, 7-14-2011. Photo by Andrew Ashcraft, Granite Mountain Hotshots. The U.S. Forest Service has sent a $38 million bill to the electric cooperative that operated the power line that...
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